Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Salinas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salinas and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Salinas
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Salinas:
- 27.887243, -98.091392
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Salinas
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Jim Wells County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jim Wells County
- Since Salinas is near Duval County and also Nueces County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Duval County
- eBird sighting report for Nueces County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Salinas ...
We found four communities that share the name Salinas.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Salinas.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Nevada
- New Mexico
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salinas ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Alice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Alice is located in Jim Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,591 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alice <3>
- Casa Blanca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
- Coyote Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyote Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Acres
- Coyote Acres is located in Jim Wells County
- Coyote Acres has also been known as:
- Coyote Acres Colonia
- Heritage Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
- Heritage Acres is located in Jim Wells County
- Heritage Acres has also been known as:
- Heritage Acres Colonia
- Johns Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Valley
- Johns Valley is located in Jim Wells County
- Johns Valley has also been known as:
- Johns Valley Colonia
- Meadow Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
- Meadow Ridge is located in Jim Wells County
- Meadow Ridge has also been known as:
- Meadow Ridge Colonia
- Orange Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Orange Grove is located in Jim Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Grove <3>
- Owl Ranch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Sandy Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bluff
- Sandy Bluff is located in Jim Wells County
- Sandy Bluff has also been known as:
- Sandy Bluff Colonia
How Far From Salinas to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Salinas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Salinas and extending to:
- Alice, which is the Seat of Jim Wells County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Salinas to Alice, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,292 miles [11,735.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,016 miles [12,900.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salinas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salinas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salinas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8872, Longitude: -98.0914 In this case, the coordinates for Salinas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Salinas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Salinas to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.05 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.997 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.631 degrees. |